I became a real estate broker. I learned business and how to make real money. During the equinox, I drove an hour north to visit a recovering friend and was pulled over in New Jersey then arrested for

$20 worth of weed

Since the war

heroin and prescription drugs

have flooded our communities. Since Occupy, identity politics have gone mainstream. We are told that a woman should be our next president. They say that these wars must be endless. I got my SSN tattooed on my arm as a tribute to Spartacus. I tried to remember truth.

I’ve made a half a million dollars, none of which I’ve kept. I’ve called out the truths of the world and fears within my head. I thought I’d found love and lost what I’d found and am recovering what I lost. I realize I’m older.

I know what terrorizes us

It’s when you don’t hold men to their word.

It’s when you only see a woman as a woman. These are

shallow subjects with loud emotions

Consensus defines reality and honor defines character. I’m a man. Let’s start there.